According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, on the third day after the wedding, the couple had to go back to their parents' home to live in Guining for a few days, which is what the market calls "paying the door".
Su Jin and Yan Biyun were no exception. On the third day after their wedding on May 21st, they prepared a large number of gifts and went back to Yan's house to pay a visit. When they returned home for the first time, they had to entertain guests and friends again, and they had to give gifts at their parents' house.
They had to live for two days. They could have returned home on the twenty-third day, but Yan Shu strongly persuaded Su Jin and Yan Biyun to stay for another two days, so they stayed there until the twenty-fifth day before returning to the Su residence.
Su Jin, that's all. In the past few days, he has just gone to various government offices to go through the formalities. The imperial edict for the appointment of the prefect has been issued, but he still needs to go through certain procedures before he can get the appointment letter and the prefect from the Ministry of Civil Affairs under the Government Hall.
Great Seal; and Dynasty Mahan and others also had to go to the Imperial Army's Majun Division under the Privy Council to accept the title of Military Attaché.
During this period, Su Jin took the time to gather with Wang Anshi, Wei Songhe and others. During this period, Su Jin learned that Huainan Road had been divided into two. The original Huainan Road was divided into east and west roads. The newly divided Huainan East Road administrative office was in Yangzhou City.
Song Xiang was promoted to be the transfer envoy of Huainan East Road on the spot. This time Wang Anshi was awarded the official position of Jiedu Magistrate of Huainan East Road, which is equivalent to the position of director of the Huainan East Road General Office. Wei Songhe is about to leave.
Shao County on Jinghu South Road to be the local magistrate.
In the past, my friends each had their official positions. Although they were full of ambitions, they couldn't help but lament for a long time. On that day, there were six sworn brothers. Two of them have died. The remaining four will soon go their separate ways to work hard for their futures. They will never see each other again.
I don’t know what year or month it is.
Since Wu Hengxin failed the imperial examination, how could Su Jin allow him to go home and sell pork with his parents? In addition, Wu Hengxin got along with him, so Su Jin racked his brains to arrange for Wu Hengxin to be an official in Weizhou Prefecture.
As for the position, Wu Hengxin should be taken with him, and he will wait for opportunities to be promoted in the future.
Only then did Su Jin realize why nepotism flourished in the government and the phenomenon of appointing private persons was common. He had already sought personal gain for his friends before he took office, not to mention those officials who had been entrenched in the officialdom all their lives.
; It seems that as long as you set foot in the big dye vat of officialdom, you will inevitably be contaminated by the mess, and no one is exempt from vulgarity.
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This afternoon, Su Jin was sitting in the inner hall discussing with Yan Biyun about going to Weizhou to take up his post, and about transferring funds to accompany him to Weizhou to open a bank; the imperial court had required Su Ji Bank to be responsible for the salaries of officials on Qinfeng Road and the northwest army stationed there in the second half of the year.
He has a lot of money for military pay, so he must set up a bank immediately as soon as he takes office. The military pay must not be owed in arrears, otherwise it will cause chaos.
In addition, the people who will follow him to Weizhou must be carefully selected. Yan Biyun, as the young lady, must decide who will go with him in the family. Yan Biyun will definitely not be able to follow him. She is pregnant and cannot withstand long distances. In addition, the Su family and Yan Biyun
She had to take care of the government's business, so she could only stay in Bianliang City.
While the two were discussing, Xiao Xianer came in outside and reported that a woman had dropped a letter at the door and hurried away without saying a word. The nurse on duty in the front yard picked up the letter.
I believe it, so I asked what to do.
Su Jin asked: "Where is the letter?"
Xiao Xian'er said: "Put it in the outer hall. Sister Rou Niang took a silver needle dipped in water to test the poison."
Su Jin laughed dumbly and said: "Try poison? What kind of poison are you trying? You are making too much fuss."
Xiao Xian'er said: "Sister Rou Niang has ordered that from now on, no matter what you eat, drink, or anything sent by unknown people, you must test for poison. She also said that the last time the young master dealt with those Liao people, those Liao people were
This way I saved my life and was not poisoned by the assassin."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "You guys are like soldiers, there is no need to be like this, there is no need to worry so much."
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "My husband, don't worry about it. Sister Rou Niang also has good intentions. It's always good to be more careful. After all, it's not peaceful. Some people have targeted our family several times. Some people dare to do it to you in broad daylight during the Dragon Boat Festival."
What can't these people do if they do something dirty?"
Su Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head. He could only let these women mess around and ordered Xiao Xian'er to take the letter in and read it. After Xiao Xian'er went out, she came in with Rou Niang Xiao Sui'er and others, holding a wrinkled sheet in her hand.
Baba's letterhead is stuck on a vegetable leaf.
Su Jin stretched out his hand to take the letter. There was no word on the envelope, so he felt a little confused. He quickly opened the seal and took out the letter and unfolded it. He saw a few words crookedly written on it with an eyebrow pencil: "Brother Su,
I'm at my old house, please come and save me."
Su Jin was startled and frowned in thought. Yan Biyun looked over and saw such a meaningless sentence. He didn't know who sent it, so he asked softly: "Ms. sir, who wrote this?"
Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The person who calls me that and calls himself the slave family must be Miss Xia without a doubt."
Everyone was stunned and exclaimed: "Miss Xia? How could she be in danger?"
Everyone in the Su family already knew a lot about what happened between Su Jin and Xia Siling. They originally criticized Xia Siling, but when they learned that Xia Siling risked her life for Su Jin to save Su Jin from danger, the people on the Yuzhang Tower had to protect her.
Su Jin and others did not hesitate to kill the servant women around them, and everyone's impression of her has been greatly changed.
It's just that once bitten by a snake, people have been afraid of straw ropes for ten years. When they saw the letter, everyone unconsciously thought of the trap last time. Could this be Xia Song repeating his old tricks to trap Su Jin again?
Everyone's doubts were written on their faces. Su Jin didn't know why. He quickly read the letter several times and said in a deep voice: "I know what you are thinking, but according to my judgment, this is written by Xia Siling herself. Although
The handwriting is sloppy and written with an eyebrow pencil, but this just shows that Xia Siling is in danger. She can no longer slowly grind ink and write with a brush. It can be seen that she wrote it quickly and secretly and asked someone to send it."
"But why didn't the person who sent the letter make it clear? Furthermore, if there was really any danger, why didn't he report it to the official? And she is the eldest lady of the Xia family. How could she be in any danger in the Xia family's mansion? Could it be that Xia Song is an old thief?
Can you still kill your own daughter with your own hands?" Rou Niang asked with a frown.
Su Jin shook his head and said: "I can't answer any of these, but can I turn a blind eye? Miss Xia is kind to me... she is kind to me. If she is really in danger and asks me for help, but I am wasting time thinking about all this."
, if she is hurt or loses her life, how will I deal with myself in the future?"
Everyone was silent, not because they didn't want to save him, but because they were worried that Su Jin had fallen into the trap again.
Yan Biyun said softly: "My husband, don't be anxious. Since my husband said it must be Miss Xia's handwritten letter asking for help, it is certainly true. Don't worry too much. If you go to rescue this time, you must bring more people."
, instead of going alone like last time.”
Su Jin blushed. The last time he went there with the intention of stealing jade and fragrance, he was naturally alone. However, this move reminded Su Jin. Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "My lady is right, you think,
If it was a trap, why would there be a cry for help? As soon as I saw the word "scream for help", I would definitely go there with my hands, so how could he carry out his trap?"
Only then did Rou Niang and others understand the reason, and then they became really worried. Especially Rou Niang. If it hadn't been for Xia Siling's rescue, she would have been dead long ago. Once it was confirmed that it was not a trap against Su Jin, she was more worried than anyone else.
Urgent.
Su Jin sat down slowly, closed his eyes and thought for a while. Everyone knew that Su Jin was planning how to save people, so they didn't dare to say anything.
Su Jin actually knew that Xia Song left the capital in shock and went to Bazhou on business. If Xia Siling was really in danger this time, it would not be Xia Song's fault. So, being in the Xia Mansion and the eldest daughter of the Xia family, although it was possible that
Xia Song was placed under house arrest, but her servants did not dare to do anything wrong to her.
Needless to say, there must be a lot of nursing staff in the Xia Mansion. There are dozens of people taking care of the small courtyard in Yuzhang Building. The old house Xia Siling mentioned must be the Xia family's mansion in Socks Lane, and there must be many people inside.
few.
In other words, the danger cannot come from external enemies, but is more likely to come from within. Su Jin's heart was greatly shocked, and he jumped up from his chair and said loudly: "No, it must be that group of people who want to attack us."
There’s rebellion in the nest.”
Yan Biyun and others were startled. Before they could react, Su Jin quickly left the room and ran straight outside. At the same time, he shouted: "Where is the Dynasty? Tell him to come see me quickly."
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It was getting dusk, and the air was getting more and more muggy. After a day of scorching sun, the whole earth was exuding bursts of heat. However, the originally clear sky was filled with dark clouds and began to threaten with heavy rain.
Xia Siling sat quietly upstairs, watching the black clouds rolling in the sky, praying silently in her heart.
Tonight may be a stormy night, and tonight may be my last day in this world. If no one comes to save me, the bluestone floor under the back window will be my final destination.